Dr. Ben Carson at Liberty University

I ran across a couple of Ben Carson’s speeches at Liberty University, one in 2012, the other five years ago in 2015 when he was at the height of his presidential campaign.

The two speeches are about 30 minutes in length and contain word-for-word passages that he has memorized—as one would expect of any speaker who probably is called upon to make upwards of 50 speaking appearances a year.

Carson’s talks are a combination of his compelling personal testimony, creationist apologetics, and expressions of love for the unique greatness of the United States, which he firmly believes is due to its Christianity.

I post them here not just for the apologetic content, but because they are wonderful and a pure pleasure to listen to.

Here is the 2012 speech:

At a March 28, 2012, Liberty University Convocation, Dr. Ben Carson, American neurosurgeon speaks to the students

Here is the video of the 2015 appearance, which also features a question and answer period, which is interesting because he discusses things like the national debt, and the importance of education to a functioning democratic republic:

Dr. Ben Carson at Liberty University Convocation, November 11th, 2015.